Sensationalising the stereotypes

The channel equated abortion with murder and propagated dangerous messages On June 6, an advertorial printed in The Times of India ran with the headline, “Mother asked to kill her own child”. The ad was for an episode of a show on Sony TV called Zindagi Ke Crossroads and covered a fourth of the front […]

Jamia hostels must be fairly allotted

This is one issue which every student in Jamia would relate to. Here, students from all backgrounds and different states come to study. And they have a limited number of seats in the hostel. So, this is why only some of the students are able to afford studying here but many cannot. I have noticed […]

Activist Kejriwal returns

Drama returns to Delhi for statehood and striking IAS officials First the Chief Minister’s residence, then the Delhi Assembly, and eventually the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s office stood witness to return of “activist” Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi chief minister first tore apart the LG in the morning (June 11) presser and in his speech in […]

Just like Chinatown

No, this is not desi chinese. this is close to the experience you might have in hong kong or new york, where entrails are served as delicacies I first came across this restaurant on Zomato. A look at the menu got me rather excited — for it had some unique dishes to offer, like the […]

Coming soon: fast-acting cholera vaccine

Scientists have developed a designer cholera vaccine which may provide rapid protection against the disease, and limit the spread of future outbreaks. Experiments conducted on rabbits by researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in the US suggest that the tricked-out cholera vaccine starts protecting against the deadly disease within a day. The researchers discovered […]

Virginity test in the Valley

The Supreme Court banned the two-finger test in 2013, but states like J&K still haven’t adopted the Centre’s new guidelines It’s a cold February day and it’s a cold table. Sixteen-year-old Abda is asked to lie down on it. She must do as she’s told. There are people standing around her. One person rolls her […]

Kids just wanna have fun

Schools are closed but holiday homework has now to be completed. Despite the efforts teachers make to engage students, they tend to shy away from the tasks assigned The month of June may be equivalent to a hot sauna bath (with dabs of powdery dust) in most parts of India but it comes with the […]

High electricity bill at a North Campus PG

I live in a 3BHK flat in North Campus near Gupta colony. We have two ACs in our apartment. Because it is summer time, the ACs run for about 12 hours every day. Unexpectedly, for the month of May, we were handed an electricity bill of Rs 22,570. I was completely taken aback. I spoke […]